Public events

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to a Starry Night in Babelsberg on Thursday, April 18, starting at 7:15 pm with a public lecture of Prof. Dr. Lutz Wisotzki about "Die kosmische Zeitmaschine: Was uns das Licht ferner Galaxien verrät". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to a Starry Night in Babelsberg on Thursday, March 21, starting at 7:15 pm with a public lecture of Andrea Diercke about "Facetten der Sonne: Filamente in verschiedenen Farben". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to a Starry Night in Babelsberg on Thursday, February 21, starting at 7:15 pm with a public lecture of Prof. Dr. Klaus Strassmeier about "Kosmische Mitbewohner: Die Suche nach Leben im Universum". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to a Starry Night in Babelsberg on Thursday, January 17, starting at 7:15 pm with a public lecture of Prof. Dr. Matthias Steinmetz about "Wohin führt die Milchstraße". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to the next Starry Night in Babelsberg on Thursday, December 20th, starting at 7:15 pm with a public lecture of Anke Arentsen about "Galaktische Archäologie: Vom Suchen und Finden uralter Sterne". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to the next Starry Night in Babelsberg on Thursday, November 15, starting at 7:15 pm with a public lecture of Dr. Iris Traulsen about "Mehr als auf den ersten Blick: Welche Geheimnisse die Röntgenastronomie lüftet". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.

At the historic site in the Einstein Tower, visitors can explore the modern solar research from Potsdam. The Great Refractor opens its doors as well: in lectures you can learn more about distant exoplanets or cool neighbor stars, make star maps and - in suitable weather - the night sky over Potsdam through the telescope.
Please note that most of the talks will be held in German.

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to the next Starry Night in Babelsberg on Thursday, May 17, starting at 7:15 pm with a public lecture of Sabine Thater about "The Dark Hearts of Galaxies". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to the next Starry Night in Babelsberg on Thursday, April 19, starting at 7:15 pm with a public lecture of Engin Keles about "Exoplanets – The Search for the Second Earth". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to the next Starry Night in Babelsberg on Thursday, March 15, starting at 7:15 pm with a public lecture of Dr. Hakan Önel about the "Travel Destination Sun - Our Nearest Star and Solar Orbiter". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to the next Starry Night in Babelsberg on Thursday, November 16, starting at 7:15 pm with a public lecture of Kris Youakim about "Alien life in the Universe - How likely is that?". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to the next Starry Night in Babelsberg on Thursday, January 18, starting at 7:15 pm with a public lecture of Prof. Dr. Lutz Wisotzki about the "Origin of the Galaxies". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to the next Starry Night in Babelsberg on Thursday, November 16, starting at 7:15 pm with a public lecture of Dr. Thomas Granzer about our "Robotic Telescopes on the Rise – The Fully Automatic Observatory STELLA on Teneriffa". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to the next Starry Night in Babelsberg on Thursday, November 16, starting at 7:15 pm with a public lecture of Prof. Dr. Christoph Pfrommer about our "Black Holes in the Universe". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.

The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to the next Starry Night in Babelsberg on Thursday, October 19, starting at 7:15 pm with a public lecture of Dr. Ralf-Dieter Scholz about our "Cool neighboring stars". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.